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Soviet Union’s centenary
One person holds a framed image of Vladimir Lenin and another holds one of Josef Stalin as others wave red flags behind them in Moscow's Revolution Square.

Communist party supporters hold portraits of Josef Stalin and Vladimir Lenin as they gather during the national celebration of the “Defender of the Fatherland Day” near the Kremlin in Moscow's Revolution Square on Feb. 23, 2022. (Image: AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

Soviet Union’s centenary

Experts from across Penn share their thoughts on the 100th anniversary of the establishment of the Soviet Union.

Kristen de Groot

National Mall commissions six artists for monument exhibition
The New York Times

National Mall commissions six artists for monument exhibition

Paul Farber of the Weitzman School of Design is co-curating an exhibition at the National Mall that will reimagine the role of monuments in the telling of history.

Jewish history scholar talks antisemitism in today’s world
Protesters march across a bridge protesting against hate and antisemitism.

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    • Jewish history scholar talks antisemitism in today’s world

    Historian Beth S. Wenger discusses the history of modern antisemitism, its effect on the Jewish people, antisemitism on the right and left, Kanye West, Kyrie Irving, criticism of Israel, and the history of Jewish people in America.
    Going beyond the binary in historical explorations of sex and gender
    Faculty member Beans Velocci

    Beans Velocci, a faculty member in the Department of History and Sociology of Science, studies the complex and conflicting ways gender and sex have been investigated and represented by scientists and medical professionals.

    Going beyond the binary in historical explorations of sex and gender

    Beans Velocci of the School of Arts & Sciences explores how sex and gender have been shaped and categorized through history—and the consequences of those constructions taking on the guise of scientific and medical fact.

    Katherine Unger Baillie

    Is a comprehensive U.S. history course still possible? Scholars weigh in
    Education Week

    Is a comprehensive U.S. history course still possible? Scholars weigh in

    On a panel, Mia Bay of the School of Arts & Sciences says that the stark difference in narratives between American and African American history can raise significant societal questions for students.